High Holidays 5786/2025
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All are welcome to join us for High Holiday Services. Neither membership nor tickets are required. Join us in person or on Zoom
Bio Reb Josie Boskoff | Schedule | Volunteer
Elul Messages | Full Machzor | Machzor Supplement
We are pleased to announce that Reb Josie Boskoff will be leading High Holy Days, along with our beloved Cantor, Beth Cohen, and our amazing Maggidah, Batya Podos.
Josie Boskoff (née Felt) is in her senior year at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Josie relocated to Albuquerque this summer from Philadelphia, where she spent the last two years working as the Rabbinic intern at Kol Tzedek, a reconstructionist synagogue.
Our service leaders create services and events that honor tradition while meeting the spiritual needs of today’s members.
The Nahalat Shalom community includes a unique blend of musicians, storytellers, dancers, and visual artists, reflecting Ashkenazic, Sephardic and Mizrahi traditions. Alavados Holy Days Ensemble: Jeff Brody (violin), Barbara Friedman (electric bass), Brianna Joyce (violin), Adam Horowitz (accordion), David Bronstein (prayer leader & cajon) & others will be accompanying and leading many of our prayers.
Ian Brody, from the NM Philharmonic and Nahalat Shalom, will be performing ‘Kol Nidre’ on cello.
While we do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.
Machzor - High Holiday Prayer Book for Zoom Attendees
In keeping with the traditions of our congregation, B'Seifer Chayyim: A Machzor for the Days of Awe. The publisher offers this description:
This is a complete Jewish Renewal/Reconstructionist Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, primarily influenced by the davennin of Reb Zalman and the Aquarian Minyan. All text in English is gender-neutral. All Hebrew prayers are accompanied by transliteration.